Metho d1: Direct On Text.: This Method Produces Some Artefacts Accordin Gtothe Shape of The Text
Metho d1: Direct On Text.: This Method Produces Some Artefacts Accordin Gtothe Shape of The Text
d 1:
Direct
on
Text.
This
method
produces
some
artefacts
accordin
g to the
shape of
the text.
Click the Text tool and Type a character or text in a wide san-serif font.
I've used Arial Black, 200 points.
Add
some Noise.
Choose
Effects >
Noise > Add
Noise.
Change the
settings to:
Noise Type =
Uniform,
Level = 100,
Density = 50,
Color Mode =
Intensity.
Press OK.
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Click OK.
Select the Fill (bucket) tool and click on the background to fill it with
the colour.
Select the Object Picker Tool ready for the next step.
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Save a Checkpoint.
This step is used so you can try out the different edging processes in
the next step.
Save a checkpoint using either File > Checkpoint, or open the Undo
Docker (Window > Dockers > Undo, or ALT+F9), then click the
After trying each step below, restore the image back to the checkpoint
(Edit > Restore to Checkpoint, or click the icon on the bottom of the
Undo Docker).
- Select the text. - Select the Text. - Make sure the Lock
- Use Effects > 3D - Create a mask from Transparency is off to
Effects > Emboss. the text ( CTRL+M), start with. - Select the
- Try different settings. - Invert the mask text.
Start with Depth:5, (SHIFT+CTRL+I) - Emboss the text
Level:100, - Apply The Boss (D:5, L:100, 135
Direction:135, Original Effect (Effects > 3D degrees, original
Color. Effects > The Boss) Color).
- Add a drop shadow. with the following - Create a mask from
settings - Width:6, the text.
Height:34, - Reduce the mask by
Smoothness:25, 4 pixels.
Drop-Off: Flat, - Feather the mask (6
Invert:off, pixels, inside, linear).
Brightness:90, - Invert the mask.
Sharpness:90, - Lock the
Direction:135, Transparency.
Angle:45. - Apply Gaussian Blur
- Remove the mask (radius=3)
(SHIFT+CTRL+R). - Unlock the
- Add a drop shadow. Transparency.
- Remove the mask.
- Add a drop shadow.
Method 2: Cut from a Sheet.
This method produces a smoother effect with no
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Object > Create > New Object or use the icon on the Object Docker.
Select the Fill (bucket) tool and click on the image.
Press OK.
Motion-blur the noise.
Choose Effects > Blur > Motion Blur. Click the Reset
button
then change the Distance to 75 pixels.
Click OK.
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Note: You don't need to keep the brushed metal object below the
lettering if you don't want it - it is just kept here to show you how it
would look when retained with the image.